Tyrannosaurus rex, foot claw Dimetrodon The idea of a WV

The idea of a WV State Fossil was the brain child of Ray Garton

They were first found by paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews

Latimer contacted a Rhodes University ichthyologist

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Tyrannosaurus rex, foot claw Dimetrodon The idea of a WVImagine three of these robust 9 inch long claws on each foot and you begin to get the idea: T. rex was nasty! In life they were much bigger than the fossil remains for they were covered with a sheath of horn or nail. They were used for traction, fighting and for grasping dead prey whilst the animal fed. Specs: Tyrannosaurus rex. Late Cretaceous (70 m. y. a.). North America. Shipping Included